Costalegre Community Message Board

AJIJIC, MEXICO — Drawn by the eternal spring weather and laid-back lifestyle, American retirees have been migrating to this lakeside village deep inside Mexico for decades.

Now, facing the sobering prospect that their money will run out before their last breath does, some are considering Ajijic and other expatriate communities across Mexico as a cheaper place to get needed care through the end of their lives.

Though few come with dying on their minds, tens of thousands of retirees long have been heading to this community on the shore of Mexico's largest lake — and dozens of other towns and cities nationwide — looking to spend their leisure years in paradise.

The Margaritaville moments might last decades. But the life cycle spins on no matter where they may live, and the aging Americans face much the same tough choices on health care here that they would at home.

Huston Chronicle article
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5212402.html